Sunday Independent: Enterprise Ireland will hold its first Offshore Wind Forum in Dublin on March 21st, to showcase how developers and contractors in the UK offshore wind industry can work with the Irish supply chain to help achieve its ambitious 2030 offshore wind targets.

One of the world's largest online marketplaces, eBay, has joined forces with Enterprise Ireland and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland for an initiative that is set to benefit up to 50 Irish SMEs with their e-commerce needs.

David Heneghan, co-founder and CEO of CX Index, said: “We are very pleased to announce our expansion into the Canadian market with the addition of three significant customers. This is just the beginning of the journey in the Canadian market for us.”

Taking a Lego-style approach to construction, Cork building technology company Glavloc has developed a rapid-build system it says can be used to complete an average-sized three-bed semi in just six to eight weeks.

Discover more on the evolution of autonomous vehicles, the future for premium performance vehicles and disruptive new technologies in this industry. Check out the Market Research Centre's new blog on the research reports available to Enterprise Ireland clients.

WATCH: MWC does more than simply provide a stage for Irish tech companies – it also generates business. Of the 22 Irish companies that attended this year, five announced new partnership deals at the event.

Explore emerging technologies and the business opportunities arising at FutureScope on 28th March 2019, in The Convention Centre Dublin. Enterprise Ireland client companies can register for tickets until 21st March here:

Med in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland's largest medical technologies inward buyer event, returns to Dublin's RDS on 10th October 2019, and early bird registration is now open until 18th March. Med in Ireland is an invite-only event that showcases the entire spectrum of the Irish medtech sector and attracts significant interest from the international medtech and healthcare community, with Med in Ireland 2017 attracting 300 international buyers to Dublin.

Building platforms that adhere to European regulations gave fintech company Worldnet Payments an edge in the US frictionless payment and EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) marketplace, one that is set to flourish over the coming months.

Enterprise Ireland client companies can increase their exposure to overseas businesses and can avail of several marketing opportunities through the #IrishAdvantage campaign. Find out how you can register your business here.

The attractiveness of the German market to Irish business is evident in the numbers. It is the world’s fourth-largest economy and bilateral trade between the countries is worth around €39 billion annually.